Inventor
EATON JAMES HOWARD
US26 patents
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IBM
24 patentsUS6462904B1Oct 8, 2002
Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems
IBM140 citations99
US6320719B1Nov 20, 2001
Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems
IBM130 citations99
US6282051B1Aug 28, 2001
Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems
IBM181 citations99
US6021013AFeb 1, 2000
Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems
IBM207 citations99
US5930065AJul 27, 1999
Timing based servo longitudinal addressing
IBM169 citations99
US5689384ANov 18, 1997
Timing based servo system for magnetic tape systems
IBM529 citations99
US7193812B2Mar 20, 2007
Recording head compensation for tape shrinkage and expansion
IBM84 citations98
US6879457B2Apr 12, 2005
Timing based servo with fixed distances between transitions
IBM103 citations98
US5905613AMay 18, 1999
Bidirectional flat contour linear tape recording head and drive
IBM134 citations98
US5883770AMar 16, 1999
Partial width mass produced linear tape recording head
IBM100 citations98
US7002763B2Feb 21, 2006
Identification of laterally positioned servo bands employing differentiating characteristics of servo patterns
IBM48 citations96
US6341416B1Jan 29, 2002
Method for mass producing partial width linear tape recording head
IBM61 citations96
US6646830B2Nov 11, 2003
Monolithic magnetic read-while-write head apparatus and method of manufacture
IBM28 citations93
US7102847B2Sep 5, 2006
Identification of laterally positioned servo bands employing differentiating characteristics of servo patterns
IBM20 citations92
US6937413B2Aug 30, 2005
Tape servo information with superimposed data information providing servo band identification
IBM36 citations92
US6754033B1Jun 22, 2004
Tape surface constraint of lateral transients
IBM37 citations92
US7322096B2Jan 29, 2008
Method for fabricating magnetic write heads
IBM20 citations91
US6947256B2Sep 20, 2005
Embedded wire planar write head system and method
IBM28 citations91
US7266880B2Sep 11, 2007
Method of making a monolithic magnetic read-while-write head apparatus
IBM13 citations84
US6639760B2Oct 28, 2003
Compliant worm gear and worm gear bracket
IBM14 citations83
US8054577B2Nov 8, 2011
Tape roller guide with integral recording head
IBM5 citations74
US7102846B2Sep 5, 2006
Identification of laterally positioned servo bands employing differentiating characteristics of servo patterns
IBM5 citations74
US6043963AMar 28, 2000
Low-profile tape cartridge
IBM11 citations74
US7593194B2Sep 22, 2009
Tape recording head promoting lateral motion
IBM0 citations37